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thereof suddenly appeared and forbade our trespassing on his 
property. 
This lordly personage was an old negro, a eunuch, enor- 
mously tall but very lank, with flabby features, and clad in 
long loose garments—one of the ugliest and most repulsive 
men I have ever seen. He had in his glorious career among 
the harems acquired much wealth, and was now spending his 
old age on his own large estates. 
Avoiding any dispute with this individual, we rode straight 
on to Bedrascheen, whence the railway took us all to Cairo in 
less than an hour. Thus after a pretty long expedition full 
of the most delightful experiences, we again entered the 
beautiful city of the Caliphs. 
Next morning we called on the Viceroy to thank him 
for the great hospitality he had extended to us during our 
journey on the Nile. As this was not a visit of ceremony, 
we drove quite quietly to the palace through streets which 
in the morning were not at all crowded. We spent a 
quarter of an hour with the Viceroy, drinking the customary 
coffee and smoking capital cigarettes, while he inquired 
with much interest about the incidents of our charming 
trip. 
From the palace we returned to Kasr-el-Nusha by the 
nearest way, and after putting on our comfortable shooting 
things the whole party soon set out to pay a visit to the 
viceregal summer-palaces of Gezireh and Gizeh outside the 
town. 
After thoroughly inspecting the gardens and palaces we 
drove on to the pyramids of Gizeh. The heat was most 
oppressive, and a strong wind blew such quantities of sand 
into our eyes and noses that we were glad when we had got 
over the interminable road along the embankment and had 
reached the gigantic structures. 
On this second visit we intended to have a jackal hunt and 
